SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
2020 FORTIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, valuation, share equivalent, number (in shares)	1
Allocated share of probable payout	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 0	$ 0
2020 FORTIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT PLAN \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options awarded during the period (in shares)	17,996	20,794
2015 Share Unit Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation, valuation, share equivalent, number (in shares)	1
Allocated share of probable payout	$ 4,000,000	$ 9,000,000
Allocated share-based compensation expense	$ 2,000,000	$ 4,000,000	$ 3,000,000
2015 Share Unit Plan \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options awarded during the period (in shares)	2,409	2,401	1,918
2015 Share Unit Plan \| PSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options awarded during the period (in shares)	40,793	44,931	35,328

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for deferred compensation arrangements payable after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Represents currently earned compensation under cash arrangements (such as a profit-sharing plan, rabbi trust, and employee contract--excluding equity-based arrangements) that is not actually paid until a later date.

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